What movies made a big impression on you?
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Infiltrator
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written Tuesday, April 20 2004 14:42
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What movies made the biggest impression on you? Me: American History X, The green mile, freedom song... Thats the few I can remember right now. -------------------- For Ancelot the ancient cross of war for the holy town of gods Gloria, gloria perpetua in this dawn of victory The one and only StD! 33111-CRUSADER-4849 Posts: 662 | Registered: Friday, September 13 2002 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Tuesday, April 20 2004 15:07
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The Manchurian Candidate; Casablanca; The Yellow Submarine; Charlie And The Chocolate Factory; Dead Man Walking; The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly; Glory; Doctor Zhivago; and a few others I can't quite remember at the moment. In a somewhat different vein, while I can't call the following movies good, exactly, they've still managed to make quite the impression: The Hitcher; Basket Case I, II, and III; Jungle Holocaust; Maniac; and The Great Alligator. -------------------- Stughalf "The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others."- Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Tuesday, April 20 2004 15:10
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Right, when I meant impression, I meant the kind of impression you get when you see the charred body of a child, or blown out homes on CNN. Maybe I should have written that down too :rolleyes:  Sorry if my english is choppy and all, but im really tired. -------------------- For Ancelot the ancient cross of war for the holy town of gods Gloria, gloria perpetua in this dawn of victory The one and only StD! 33111-CRUSADER-4849 Posts: 662 | Registered: Friday, September 13 2002 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, April 20 2004 15:19
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If you mean movies that get a reaction from sheer amount of carnage, the list is almost endless, from the horror movies with gory consumption by monster to war flicks with yards of steaming guts gleefully displayed before the viewer. Apocalypse Now and The Quiet American both have the carnage (the former much more than the latter) with a message attached, somewhat like the news. I recommend the latter and say that you should watch the former. It's not enjoyable, precisely, but it's definitely memorable. ?Alorael, who would finally like to posit that there is nothing as horrifying as the news. Movies are made about the (more or less) real past and fictional versions of any time. The news is the horrible present in all its lack of glory. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Tuesday, April 20 2004 16:44
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quote:Speaking of the news ? Wag the Dog is about manipulation of the news, and seems applicable to modern times. Movies that affected me: I can't really think of many off the top of my head. The Third Man, definitely. Modern Times and City Lights. Midnight Cowboy. Dog Day Afternoon. The Godfather. Pulp Fiction, of course. -------------------- who? Posts: 508 | Registered: Thursday, May 29 2003 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Tuesday, April 20 2004 18:58
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quote:Schindler's List -------------------- With his last breath he took in more power then any Guardian could hold, then with a scream of pain and furry he unleashed it all to form a barrier betwen the Mantia and the Darkness. Posts: 228 | Registered: Monday, October 21 2002 07:00 |
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BoE Posse
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written Tuesday, April 20 2004 19:03
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Biggest one to date: To End All Wars. I am not a crying type, and I cried at the crucifixion scene. -------------------- Rate my scenarios! Areni Revenge To Live in Fear Deadly Goblins Ugantan Nightmare Isle of Boredom Posts: 1423 | Registered: Sunday, October 7 2001 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, April 21 2004 00:20
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Leolo. I saw it once and it shocked me for years. Posts: 253 | Registered: Tuesday, October 9 2001 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, April 21 2004 02:50
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One of the most recent must be the Pianist. It seemed somehow more realistic than Schindler's List. Posts: 259 | Registered: Saturday, June 1 2002 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, April 21 2004 06:07
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Probably any movie based on actual events, such as Pearl Harbor or Titanic. It's one thing to read about them, it's another to disregard the love story attached to the movies, and get a glimpse of what a world war or a sinking ship is like. -------------------- Scandalous Stories, fishing,and great photos Posts: 294 | Registered: Monday, November 24 2003 08:00 |
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This Side Towards Enemy
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written Wednesday, April 21 2004 07:44
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All Quiet on the Western Front and Shawshank Redemption very obviously belong on this list and I'd also include LA Confidential. -------------------- "I particularly like the part where he claims not to know what self-aggrandisement means, then demands more wing-wongs up his virgin ass" Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Wednesday, April 21 2004 09:39
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I'd agree with LA Confidential. Copenhagen also made a big impression on me. -------------------- KazeArctica: "Imagine...wangs everywhere...and tentacles. Nothing but wangs and tentacles! And no pants!" Posts: 2862 | Registered: Tuesday, October 2 2001 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, April 21 2004 10:15
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"National Velvet" - I cried when my mom made me leave the theater because I didn't want to leave Elizabeth Taylor. "Shane" - one of the best western movies ever, about character and fate. "M" - In German with English subtitles, starring Peter Lorre as a serial killer of little girls whom the police can't catch, so they pressure the Hamburg mob to help. (A true story brought to film) "Rashomon" - Japanese with subtitles. Medieval rape and robbery, seen from three points of view. "Marty" - About family and peer pressure, and being true to oneself. -------------------- "I can't give you brains," said the Wizard of Oz to the Scarecrow, "but I can give you a diploma." - L. Frank Baum Posts: 381 | Registered: Sunday, March 16 2003 08:00 |
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Senile Reptile
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written Wednesday, April 21 2004 10:17
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Certainly The Pianist, that really struck a chord with me (no pun intended, honest!). For some inexplicable reason, Big Fish left me with quite an impression. I think I'm the only one in the world who thought that movie was anything better than relatively decent. -------------------- Polaris Posts: 1614 | Registered: Wednesday, January 23 2002 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, April 21 2004 10:17
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I don't watch alot movies. Do Warcraft III cinematics count as movies?  The Lord of The Rings is defenitely the best movie I ever saw. [ Wednesday, April 21, 2004 10:20: Message edited by: Mind ] -------------------- I'm not cursed at birth like my Avernum characters, but my birth is my curse. -The Great Misfit Posts: 356 | Registered: Tuesday, April 6 2004 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, April 21 2004 10:54
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But we are talking about movies that left you with stunned silence and tears, or something like that. Of course, if LotR left you with that (or something like that), it would count. War Craft movies, I dunno, maaaaaaybe... -------------------- For Ancelot the ancient cross of war for the holy town of gods Gloria, gloria perpetua in this dawn of victory The one and only StD! 33111-CRUSADER-4849 Posts: 662 | Registered: Friday, September 13 2002 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, April 21 2004 10:58
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I was just kiddin' about the Warcraft III movies, of course. Although the finale indeed had a very big impression on me, after I played the whole game and knew all about Arthas' life? -------------------- I'm not cursed at birth like my Avernum characters, but my birth is my curse. -The Great Misfit Posts: 356 | Registered: Tuesday, April 6 2004 07:00 |
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Post Navel Trauma ^_^
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Return of the King had an effect on me, but not as much as the book does. If the Pianist is the one about the mute woman who buys a piano for sex, I hated it. -------------------- Grammar wenches beware: This is the house that the malt that the rat that the cat that the dog that the cow that the maiden that the man that the priest that the cock that the farmer kept waked married kissed milked tossed worried killed ate lay in. My Website BoA BetterEditor for MacOS X desperance.net - Leave your sanity at the door Posts: 1798 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Wednesday, April 21 2004 11:13
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What Dreams May Come made my cry. Happy Gilmore made me laugh. Bicentennial Man filled me with a horrible rage, causing me to tear out clumps of my own hair because it sucked and just wouldn't end. Okay, I didn't really tear out my own hair. But the rest is true. -------------------- -- Zell_1388 Posts: 13 | Registered: Sunday, March 28 2004 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, April 21 2004 11:16
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Argh Khoth, you made me laugh my stomach out! Yes, the story is so very tragic, but the extreme contrast between The Pianist and Khoths example... Oh man... Khoth press enter site and watch the flash movie, you will see what I mean. -------------------- For Ancelot the ancient cross of war for the holy town of gods Gloria, gloria perpetua in this dawn of victory The one and only StD! 33111-CRUSADER-4849 Posts: 662 | Registered: Friday, September 13 2002 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, April 21 2004 11:28
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Then there's always The Piano Teacher (La Pianiste) . . . . [ Wednesday, April 21, 2004 12:18: Message edited by: Boots ] -------------------- Winter comes: game over -- he's in the driveway removing snow with a flame-thrower. Posts: 265 | Registered: Saturday, December 29 2001 08:00 |
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Post Navel Trauma ^_^
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written Wednesday, April 21 2004 11:31
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Ah. A little ferreting on IMDb reveals that I was thinking of the Piano. -------------------- Grammar wenches beware: This is the house that the malt that the rat that the cat that the dog that the cow that the maiden that the man that the priest that the cock that the farmer kept waked married kissed milked tossed worried killed ate lay in. My Website BoA BetterEditor for MacOS X desperance.net - Leave your sanity at the door Posts: 1798 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, April 21 2004 11:55
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Who exactly are you talking about? -------------------- For Ancelot the ancient cross of war for the holy town of gods Gloria, gloria perpetua in this dawn of victory The one and only StD! 33111-CRUSADER-4849 Posts: 662 | Registered: Friday, September 13 2002 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, April 21 2004 12:15
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Lugubrious Campion flick Hollywood's favorite statuatory rapist makes himself safe for the drawing room Something else entirely [ Wednesday, April 21, 2004 12:17: Message edited by: Boots ] -------------------- Winter comes: game over -- he's in the driveway removing snow with a flame-thrower. Posts: 265 | Registered: Saturday, December 29 2001 08:00 |
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Agent
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Lots o' shooting and stuff... hmm... Leon or Ronin. Both involve shooting lots of stuff. Violent films don't have a huge effect on me. They're not real. Horror movies I just laugh at. I mean, come on! Some of them are just so ridiculous. Films like Predator, Mimic and Komodo had no practical sense of realism. I prefer a movie with an elegance to it. Something which not only leaves a mark but makes you think that whoever wrote it actually put some concious thought into it. Still got to respect the original The Italian Job. Double diamond, top qual. -------------------- I like to say quack because I can, I like to say moooo because I can, but I don't like saying ergle flmp because I can never pronounce phenomenon first try. In conclusion, quack, moooo and phenonemenonmenonnon... Oh Poo. http://s4.invisionfree.com/Ultimate_RP/index.php Try it! Posts: 1487 | Registered: Sunday, February 10 2002 08:00 |